'Who Controls Elara': Rahul Gandhi's Latest Attack On Adani Over Missile & Radar Contract

Rahul Gandhi attacked Centre over a news report and said Why is India's national security being compromised by giving control of strategic defence equipment to unknown foreign entities.

File Photo of Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Narendra Modi-led Central government over a news report in an Indian daily newspaper, which said that a key investor of Adani group Elara is a co-owner with the business conglomerate in a defence firm and said Why is India's national security being compromised by giving control of strategic defence equipment to unknown foreign entities.

"India's missile & radar upgrade contract is given to a company owned by Adani & a dubious foreign entity called Elara. Who controls Elara? Why is India's national security being compromised by giving control of strategic defence equipment to unknown foreign entities?," Gandhi tweeted.

India's missile & radar upgrade contract is given to a company owned by Adani & a dubious foreign entity called Elara.

Who controls Elara? Why is India's national security being compromised by giving control of strategic defence equipment to unknown foreign entities? pic.twitter.com/DJIw7rxPB8

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 15, 2023

Earlier in the day, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari gave a suspension of business notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha, demanding discussion on the Adani Group issue. The notice submitted by Pramod Tiwari, read, "I hereby give notice under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) of my intention to move the following motion for the suspension of business listed for 15 March 2023".

In a notice addressed to Rajya Sabha Chairman, Tiwari further said, "That this House do suspend Zero Hour and relevant rules relating to Question Hour and other businesses of the day to discuss the Government's questionable role in promoting business interests of the Adani Group, including through inaction on serious charges of corporate fraud, political corruption, stock-market manipulation and financial mismanagement, illegal coal mine allocations, negotiations with foreign countries for big-ticket projects, etc."

Earlier on Tuesday, for the second consecutive day, the Rajya Sabha faced adjournment amid pandemonium as treasury benches sought an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks in London on democracy in India and the Opposition objecting to the matter and demanding a Joint Parliamentary probe into the Adani Group. In a veiled attack on Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal raised the matter, pointing "this is the first time" that a Member of Parliament used words against the democracy of India while his visit outside the country, and sought his apology. "He (Rahul Gandhi) should apologise...," said Goyal.